A guide to improving performance, scalability, and cost for web applications, covering CDNs, sessions, load balancing, and object storage.
A developer shares a code refactor by Laravel's creator, highlighting lesser-known features like Cache::remember.
A technical guide on optimizing Drupal performance by carefully managing the hook_init() function to reduce server load and improve page speed.
Custom Capistrano tasks for Symfony2 deployment, including targeted cache clearing and automatic asset versioning.
A guide to extending Google Guava caches to overflow to disk, enabling persistence and specific value invalidation not easily achieved with Ehcache.
Introduces httpcache, a Python Requests plugin for automatic HTTP caching, reducing bandwidth and latency with minimal setup.
Argues that SQL databases are inherently non-scalable, questioning the effectiveness of traditional scaling techniques like caching and sharding.
A guide for developers on monitoring and improving PostgreSQL database performance, covering cache hit rates and index usage.
Exploring how to use HTML5 localStorage to cache CSS files for improved website performance and faster loading times.
Explains how NSURLCache's disk caching behavior changed in iOS 5, affecting network request handling and storage for developers.
A technical guide on implementing a custom file change monitor for Azure Blob Storage to synchronize cache between web applications.
Explains how to use CacheEntryChangeMonitor in .NET to manage complex cache dependencies and automate cache invalidation.
Explores caching techniques in SharePoint 2010 for performance optimization, including output and object caching.
A developer details new features for a Google Maps Emacs extension, including coordinate handling, home location mapping, and caching.
Explores the size threshold for using inline scripts/styles vs. external files, considering HTTP overhead, caching, and performance trade-offs.
Explains the importance of clearing SQL Server's data and execution plan caches for fair query performance comparisons during tuning.
A Django developer details migrating their personal blog from PHP to Django, discussing performance, new tools, and a custom lifestream app.
Explores the ASP.NET MVC Futures assembly, detailing features like donut caching and rendering action methods within views for developers.
Technical analysis of optimizing an Identity Mapper in Django, focusing on query reduction and in-process caching strategies.
A technical guide on implementing an identity mapper with caching optimizations in Django to reduce database queries.
